Millions of U.S. dollars were flowing to relief agencies around the world to supply food, water, shelter and health care to the region. Tens of thousands of people were killed in the disaster that struck a dozen countries from Thailand to Somalia. Countless thousands more were injured and displaced.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $3-million (U.S.) and Amazon.com has raised more than $3.5-million in on-line donations to aid South Asian countries devastated by tsunamis.
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